Forest Horsetail
Equisetum Sylvaticum
Lin Mu Zei

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Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To cool blood and stanch bleeding, clear heat and disinhibit urine, dispel wind and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Hemoptysis, hematuria, strangury, pain wind, wind-damp pain, epilepsy.